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Well fellas the tape is going on him this saturday a.m. Can't wait to see what he scores with all that mass. Not much for tine length but gonna be real good as far as the mass goes......

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Sounds Good...

I'm out till late next week..time to pick up the bang stick for the PA Rifle season. We'll head to camp first thing tomorrow morning (Friday). Ya'll be careful and shoot straight and get us some bone!

Rob can't wait to read your updates upon my return, the rest of you guys.. DO SOMETHING! lol ;) The BOB's are gonna kick back and drink a few cold ones. :D

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Well, I cant believe its the end of November and I still have a buck tag. The weather in Ohio hasnt been exactly good for hunting. Our gun season starts Monday, but I drew a archery tag for a nature preserve thats NEVER been hunted. So I will be bowhunting in there starts Monday for two weeks, Im hoping all the deer run to this known "sanctuary" only to find me waiting with my bow. Monday and Tuesday should be great days.

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We got back early Thursday morning, just in time so the crew didn't get in trouble with the families. I surrendered my one opportunity to a friend that hadn't ever shot a blacktail. Turns out that was the only one we had in bow range for the whole trip so I came up blank in the end. Sorry guys but it was worth it to see how excited he was to bag his first Sitka buck. Here's the pics:
http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh22/robswanson/Hunting/Cape%20Kiwanda%2008/
We covered a hundred miles of coast and only got 3 bucks with rifles. That's pretty miserable for around here. Five years ago it would have been nothing to come back from a trip like that with 20 or more bucks. Over hunting and a couple harsh winters in a row have knocked the snot out of the deer herd over there. Good news is that there's still hope for me to post up yet. The boat's got a market for some flatfish so I may tag along on a trip to the south end and have them kick me off on the beach for a few days while they fish sometime over the next couple of weeks.

Sounds like an awesome opportunity you drew there medicsnoke. I hope you tip over a bruiser!

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Well Today is the re-opener for archery season here in MI. I am going into this season with 0 confidence, as the firearm season brought me a grand total of 5 deer sightings with each one of the deer being yearlings. I hate MI. I did find a funnel on some state land that has some fresh scrapes and heavy traffic but it is probably all nocturnal, but we will see....

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Sorry i haven't been on here to much lately guys. Been very busy.

The last weekend before rifle started here my buddy andI found a good spot that had a huge 10 pt (20+ spread) and a few other bucks running around. All season we kept talking about this area but never checked it out. Our hope is that they are still there whenwe can get back in the woods in a few weekends. We still have at leasta month of archery left so there is still time.

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Yep, not sure if I'll get back for deer or not before their racks start to drop. Any time after the first week of Dec. you've got to be real careful with them. You can shoot a monster B&C buck and by the time you find him, it's a doe! [:o]

I got the DXT dialed out to 60 with fp's and grouping 4" at 50yds. with broadheads. It's going goat hunting this weekend! (Unless I'm back out on the boat for deer.)

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Well guys....there are deer moving....maybe just maybe I can get some bone this weekend.....you know what they say wish in one hand, ____ in the other....

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Is Bob still doing the math for that buck or what?! I know 1/8ths are hard to add but it's been almost a week!:D:D:D

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Hi guys, man not a talkative group..huh? I go away for a week and my thread is still on this page. Well no luck with the rifle, saw a big one opening morning at like 7:08 am ghosting through some thick pines. Besides that saw some small spikes and 4 points..lot's of deer, little bone!

My buddy got a respectable 10 pt..it was a shooter in my book!

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Yeah, it's definitely been quiet around here. I've got two more days to hunt goats (if I take tomorrow off work). Then I'm off to Seattle for work next week and may get out for a deer hunt when I get back but chances of them carrying racks still by then get slimmer by the day. It may just be a meat hunt.

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Things got crappy up here guys with deer losing bone and snow piling up by the foot....I need more venison so I will be carting the smokepole this weekend...

It has been a tough year for me despite all the excitement! Oh well that is part of the game!

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Did We WIN this thing yet???

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Funny Guy! I got laid off for the next 2 weeks so there is a chance I may shoot more deer, however they may be bald.

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My season will start back up after the New year. The temps here haven't been too cold so maybe there will be some deer around still sporting some head gear.

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Sorry for not posting for awhile guys. I managed to get out again for our rifle season (with a crossbow and bow) for two days. The second day I took two really nice doe (120 pounds each) and missed an 8 pointer. The day afterwards I suffered a problem with my heart and was laid up for two weeks. I plan on heading back out come the 26th...and everyday up until the 4th. There are still some deer running around in my neck of the woods so I have my fingers crossed. ;)

A Merry Christmas to all you! :)

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Frank,

I hope everything is ok with the ticker. Congrats on the doe and good luck with te rest of your season.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Hope all is well! Merry Chrismas to you too!

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Frank I hope you're OK..

To all my Team-Mates and woods brothers, I wish you and your loved ones all the joys of the Season. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year guys!

Unfortunately Dec. 31 marks the end of our deer season. I had a good year in all but didn't run a stick through anything bigger than my fox. Lots of opportunities at brown bears, a missed reindeer, my 1st - 3rd red fox, 2 passed billy goats at under 20 yards but no deer other than the one I did in with the rifle. At least I survived it all and have my health so I'll be back at it again in the spring! All the best for 2009 to all of you!

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Took me all season this year, but last night was the ticket.
11 pt, I will get a pic of the tag and score him 2marow. Sorry I haven't contributed to the forum much this year, but i got us some points.
Need some help with the pic tho.

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Congrats on the buck. Seems like everyone has fallen off since the main season has ended. I shot a doe on Saturday to get some more meat in the freezer. Haven't seen a buck since November.

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sorry fellas but here is how he scored

RMB 19 LMB19.25
G1 3.5 G1 3.25
G2 6.5 G2 6.75
G3 3.5 G3 3.75
H1 5.75 H1 5.75
H2 4.75 H2 4.5
H3 4.25 H3 4.0
H4 3.5 H4 3.75
IS 16.75

TOTAL 118.50